Hecatera dysodea (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: June 4, 2024, 3:07 p.m.
A widespread but rare species in Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Hecatera > Species: Hecatera dysodea
- Vernacular names
- Kompassla-uil (NL), Small Ranunculus (EN), La Noctuelle dysodée (FR), Kompasslattich-Eule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Hecatera spinaciae (Vieweg, 1789) and Hecatera chrysozona (Borkhausen, 1792)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 12 (as Polia dysodea Wv.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 32–34 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bionomics
The larva lives on the flowers and the seeds of their host plant. Hibernates as a pupa just below the ground.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from mid-May till mid-September in one generation a year.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Lactuca
The larva lives on different species of Lactuca, also cultivars. Also on Sonchus.
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